The person named applied for additional suckler cow quota from the 2003 national reserve under category A, which catered for first time applicants for suckler cow premium in 2003 and who were under 35 years of age on 1 January 2002. Farmers who applied for the suckler cow premium for the first time in 2002 could also apply under this category provided they satisfied the age criteria. In addition, it was also a requirement for all applicants to the reserve under each category except for those farmers with holdings on offshore islands, that the total livestock units on their holdings would not exceed 50, having regard to their stock, milk quota, if any, and off-farm income.
The person named was allocated 7.2 quota rights from the 2001 national reserve and had applied for suckler cow premium in 2001 and 2002. He could not, therefore, be considered as a first time applicant in either 2002 or 2003. Furthermore, when the applicant's milk quota, stock and off-farm income were converted to livestock units, he had 63.02 units, thereby exceeding the 50 unit limit.
In the circumstances, the person named does not qualify for an allocation of suckler cow quota from the 2003 national reserve.